About Us
From our base in the beautiful city of York, award winning Alfresco Canopies carry out full design and installation projects throughout mainland UK. The majority of our domestic projects are completed within our home county of Yorkshire where we are the go-to supplier and installer for all of your outdoor living covered spaces.
With our many years of experience within the Garden Canopy and Veranda industry, we can supply you with tailored solutions that go above and beyond the standard catalogue products from some other companies.
We have also been featured on the long running ITV soap opera Emmerdale where they chose one of our Glass Canopies with a Victorian upgrade for their main set.
We like to be involved at the beginning of a project – allowing you to utilise our knowledge and experience and develop the best proposal from the start – before supporting you through to the end of process. From simple carport canopies to complete Glass rooms, Awnings, Pergolas and Louvred and folding roof Canopies, Alfresco Canopies will provide you with exactly what you require.
That said, we can also offer a planned and reactive maintenance package when the original product has been supplied by another company.
Our History
We are a small family run business. The Domestic arm of our business was established in reaction to a growing portfolio of products and services. Alfresco Canopies allows us to present our extensive experience in the field, with a clear offering that demonstrates what we do and why we do it.
Our Values
Alfresco Canopies is built on an ethos of hard work, with a team who are constantly striving to make improvements and find new, competitively priced products for our clients. We never oversell and will always aim to get you the best solution at a fair price.
Awards
Global Awards 2022/23 National Canopy, Veranda and Awning Supplier of the year and also The Northern Enterprise Awards hosted by SME news Best National Garden Canopies Supplier 2022.
The Team
Neil Tappin – Managing Director
Neil is driven to by the determination to achieve the best results for his clients. A thirty five year career in sales began in the metal and plastic stockholding industry where he developed excellent product knowledge and worked his way up from internal sales to regional Director.
In 2005 Neil was approached to head up a sales team for a newly developing shelter and canopy business. His success in this role led to an appointment on the board as Sales Director. Here Neil gained invaluable insight into the commercial demands of managing a successful business. This is also where he gained crucial experience in complete project management – from the initial client meeting on site to working with the designers.
Neil then started his own businesses, Alfresco Canopies, that looks after all of our Domestic clients and our newly formed Shelter and Shade Solutions to cater for our commercial clients.
Customer Service
We believe that outstanding customer service is the key to any successful business, and Alfresco Canopies is proud to leave no stone unturned in the effort to achieve client satisfaction. Good communication channels will keep you informed and up to date throughout the duration of your project; from the first day to final completion.